All-time Austin Aztex FC roster

Austin Aztex FC was an American soccer club based in Austin, Texas that was founded in 2008 by Phil Rawlins, a British entrepreneur.[1] The Aztex began playing competitive soccer in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) First Division in the 2009 season and shared an affiliation agreement with Rawlins' hometown club, Stoke City, enabling the two clubs to exchange players and the English club to scout players and hold training camps in the US.[2][3] Austin's first USL match was against the Minnesota Thunder on April 18, 2009.[2] In the 2010 season, the team played its home games at House Park, which replaced Nelson Field as the club's home facility, and competed in the USSF Division 2 Professional League, a temporary league set up by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to resolve a dispute between the USL and the proposed new North American Soccer League.[4][5] The franchise relocated to Florida and became Orlando City SC at the conclusion of the 2010 season.[6]

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Ryan McMahen made thirty appearances for the Aztex in the team's inaugural season, the most of any player.

Forty-nine players participated in at least one league match for the Aztex.[7] This total consists of forty-five outfield players and four goalkeepers. Eddie Johnson holds the records for the most appearances and goals for the club, having played fifty times and scored twenty goals.[7][8]

Players

Players who were contracted to the club but never played a USL game are not listed. All statistics are for USL regular season games only.[7][8]

Key

GKGoalkeeper
DFDefender
MFMidfielder
FWForward/striker
Kyle Brown led the Aztex in assists in the team's first season.
Englishman Gifton Noel-Williams previously played for English club Stoke City, with which the Aztex shared an affiliation agreement.
Randi Patterson has represented the national soccer team of Trinidad and Tobago.
Miguel Gallardo played regularly in goal for the Aztex.
NamePositionCountryYearsGamesGoalsAssists
Lyle AdamsDF  Jamaica20091331
Joshua AlcalaDF  USA20091410
Jean AlexandreFW  Haiti2009941
Wes AllenDF  USA2009–20102300
Yordany AlvarezMF  Cuba2009–20104157
Kieron BernardDF  Jamaica2009–20103710
Sam BrillDF  USA2010600
Kyle BrownMF  USA20092516
Michael CallahanMF  USA2009–20104712
Stephan CampbellMF  Trinidad and Tobago2010300
Ryan CaughertyMF  USA20092300
Mike ChabalaDF  USA2009200
Michael Dello-RussoMF  USA2009700
Gareth EvansDF  Wales20092300
Ian FullerMF  USA2010500
Miguel GallardoGK  Mexico2009–20104500
A. J. GodboltMF  USA20091700
Leonard GriffinDF  USA20102925
Maxwell GriffinFW  USA201031115
Jeff HarwellMF  USA20091521
Tyler HemmingMF  Canada2010900
Kyle HeltonDF  USA2009400
Jarius HolmesFW  USA20091410
David HorstDF  USA20091000
Mechack JeromeDF  Haiti2010300
Eddie JohnsonFW  England2009–201050208
Sean KelleyGK  USA2010100
Peri MarosevicFW  USA2010300
Yohance MarshallDF  Trinidad and Tobago2009–20102630
Kendell McFaydenFW  USA2010410
Ryan McMahenMF  USA20093011
Ryan MirskyMF  USA2009300
Jay NeedhamDF  USA20102722
Nick NobleGK  USA2009500
Gifton Noel-WilliamsFW  England20091631
Ciaran O'BrienMF  USA2009300
Lawrence OlumMF  Kenya20102335
Randi PattersonFW  Trinidad and Tobago20101221
Zach PopeDF  USA2009701
Sam ReynoldsGK  USA20091200
Kevin SakudaDF  USA2009–20104101
David SiasDF  USA20091500
Sullivan SilvaMF  Brazil2009–20103942
Alex TappMF  England2009500
Erik UstruckMF  USA2009500
Jamie WatsonFW  USA2009–20103588
Lance WatsonMF  USA20102623
Joey WorthenMF  USA20101501
Tsuyoshi YoshitakeMF  Japan2010700

By nationality

Seventeen players from outside the United States played in the USL for the Aztex.

CountryNumber of players
 Brazil1
 Canada1
 Cuba1
 England3
 Haiti2
 Jamaica2
 Japan1
 Kenya1
 Mexico1
 Trinidad and Tobago3
 USA32
 Wales1

References